One of the saddest realities is that we never know when our lives are at their peak. Only after it is over and we have some kind of perspective do we realize how good we had it a day, a…

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In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you...

In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you...

The Wilmington, Delaware, television station that bills itself as The Family Minded Station is Channel...

The Wilmington, Delaware, television station that bills itself as The Family Minded Station is Channel...

I've never seen myself as a fantasy writer - ever.

I've never seen myself as a fantasy writer - ever.

Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in...

Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in...

The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants...

The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants...

Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand.

Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand.

Old people are often impatient, but for what?

Old people are often impatient, but for what?

Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything...

Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything...

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest...

There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest...

If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And...

If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And...

Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that...

Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that...

Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?

Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?

Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's...

Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's...

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into...

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into...

I feel like a cliche.

I feel like a cliche.

At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with...

At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with...

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will...

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will...

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full...

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full...

I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the...

I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the...